EPA Tells Senate Panel Statutory Changes Would Speed PFAS Plans

EPA’s lead official on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) is urging Congress to provide unspecified additional authorities to allow the agency to “go faster” in addressing the ubiquitous chemicals, while also urging lawmakers to approve various funding measures that would bolster resources to address the substances. During an Oct. 20 Senate Environment & Public Works (EPW) Committee hearing on EPA’s PFAS response, committee Chairman Tom Carper (D-DE) asked EPA water chief Radhika Fox, who co-chairs a senior leadership council on...